GIS Data Inventory and Information
Below is a list of GIS data sets presently available through the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point. All of this data is available for use by UWSP students and faculty. In addition, some of the data may be downloaded for external use from the Data Browsing and Download page on the OASIS website. UWSP users should contact the ACL Director for information on how to access this data on campus. External users with questions on any of the listed data sets may also contact the ACL Director.
All data is in the Wisconsin Transverse Mercator (WTM83/91) coordinate system unless otherwise noted.
| Data Type | Coverage Area | Source |
| Orthophotography |
Various Counties (seamless) Orthophoto Availabilty Map View Portage County Orthos Online |
WiDNR Portage County Planning & Zoning |
| Landsat ETM+ |
Northwest & East Central WI Landsat ETM+ Availability Map |
Landsat.org - Michigan State University |
| IKONOS |
Portions of Portage County IKONOS Availability Map |
UWSP Geography Department |
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DRG's (Scanned 1:24000 USGS Topo Maps) |
Statewide - Individual Quads DOWNLOAD NOW |
WiDNR |
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DEM's (1:24000) |
Statewide (seamless) All Counties (seamless) All Individual Quads (SDTS format - UTM) |
WiDNR GIS Data Depot |
| Land Cover |
Statewide (seamless) All Counties (seamless) |
WISCLAND (1992) National Landcover Database (NLCD 2001) |
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Soil Survey Data (SSURGO) |
Various Counties SSURGO Soils Availability Map |
USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division |
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Soil Survey Data (STATSGO) |
Statewide | NRCS |
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Hydrography (1:24000) |
Statewide | WiDNR (Versions 1 & 2) |
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Basemap GIS Data (numerous data sets at various scales) |
Statewide Search by Data Location = WISCONSIN |
WiDNR GeoDisc 3 |
| Portage County GIS Data |
Portage County, WI Search by Data Location = PORTAGE |
Numerous |